The political repercussions of the Federal Court of Appeal decision quashing approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion hit home almost immediately Thursday as Premier Rachel Notley issued a stark challenge to the federal government.

Alberta will consider the idea of launching a lawsuit against drug companies in relation to the opioid crisis as British Columbia became the first province in Canada to take such legal action on Wednesday.

Calgary's first supervised drug consumption site saw rapid growth in use since opening last fall, but client visits to the Safeworks facility have unexpectedly dropped the last two months and Alberta Health Services officials are trying to figure out why.

The NDP government says it will provide full details of its financial commitment to a potential Calgary Olympic bid at least 30 days before city residents go to the polls on the issue this fall, though the city is hoping for quicker delivery on those numbers.

Maverick MLA Derek Fildebrandt says he supports Conservative MP Maxime Bernier's blasts on Canadian diversity, noting that his new provincial Freedom Conservative Party will push for Alberta to have more control over immigration.

The federal environmental review of the proposed Springbank off-site reservoir wants more information from the provincial government, including additional details on what would happen in a worst-case scenario accident or malfunction.